HSA# 166 - MUSCOGEE (COLUMBUS), GA-RUSSELL, AL
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 205.4 | 71.2 | 84.4 | 26.2 |
| Whites | 202.3 | 65.6 | 80.4 | 24.4 |
| Blacks | 215.5 | 83.2 | 94.1 | 29.3 |
| Males | 263.1 | 75.6 | 111.8 | 32.5 |
| Females | 166.8 | 67.7 | 66.2 | 23.0 |
| White Males | 266.5 | 68.1 | 107.9 | 29.4 |
| White Females | 159.5 | 63.4 | 62.1 | 21.0 |
| Black Males | 261.7 | 93.1 | 122.9 | 36.6 |
| Black Females | 184.1 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 26.3 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 467 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 403 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 64 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 145 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 13 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 20 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,925 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 120 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 36,275 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,197 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 11 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 217,935 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 843,033 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 165,098 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 19,688 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 11 | 19,176 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 512 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 296,691 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 154,079 | 51.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 11,239 | 3.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 124,875 | 42.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,002 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,496 | 1.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 13,539 | 4.6 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,937 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,299 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 53,338 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |
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